Curriculum vitae
Name: Maria Evelina
Surname: Mognaschi
Affiliation: Department of Industrial and Information Engineering, University of Pavia, Italy
Address: via Ferrata 1, I-27100 Pavia, Italy
Phone: +39 0382 985785
Fax: +39 0382 422276
Email: [email protected]
Personal information
Date of birth: 19th September 1979
Place of Birth: Pavia (Italy)
Citizenship: Italian
Sex: Female
Languages spoken: Italian native language, English good level (oral and written), French: discrete
level (oral), sufficient level (written)
Education
University: Laurea degree (BSc+MSc in 2003) in Computer Science with honors, University of
Pavia, Italy. Final thesis: Experiments on electrical and magnetic stimulation of the peripheral
nervous system.
Ph.D.: Degree in Electronics, Computer Science and Electrical Engineering in 2007. Final thesis:
Inverse problems in bioelectromagnetism: experimental and theoretical aspects.
Professional Experience
Researcher:
March 2007 – December 2007: Biomag project performed in the frame of "INGENIO
Project" granted by Regione Lombardia, Italy
July 2007 – July 2008: post-doc grant on "The magnetic stimulation of the peripheral
nervous system: experiments and field models”, University of Pavia (Italy)
July 2008 – July 2009: post-doc grant on "Optimisation of energy-harvesting devices and
circuits for electronic and electrical applications", University of Pavia (Italy)
August 2009 – December 2009: post-doc grant on "Forward and inverse problems in
electricity and magnetism", University of Pavia (Italy)
November 2010 – April 2011: post-doc grant on "Optimisation of a submerged electric arc
furnace for the production of ferro alloys", University of Padua (Italy)
May 2011 – December 2011: post-doc grant on "Modelling and optimisation of an electric
submerged arc furnace for the production of ferro alloys and development of a new system
of furnace control", University of Pavia (Italy) in cooperation with Italghisa SpA (Brescia,
Italy)
February 2012 – August 2012: post-doc grant on "Finite element simulation of electric and
magnetic fields generated by a coil system for electromagnetic stimulation of biological
cells", University of Pavia (Italy)
June 2012 – December 2012: post-doc grant on “Implementation of a prototype for the
electrochemical separation of metals in the dust produced by electric furnaces for the
production of ferro-alloys” University of Pavia (Italy) in cooperation with Italghisa SpA
(Brescia, Italy)
March 2013 – now: post-doc grant on “Effects of electromagnetic fields on human health: in
vitro models”, University “La Sapienza”, Rome (Italy).
Teaching assistant:
2000-2003: Circuit Theory course for BSc students, University of Pavia;
2003-2009: Circuit Theory course and Principles of Electrical Engineering course for BSc
students and Electromagnetic Modelling course for MSc students, University of Pavia.
Adjunct professor:
academic years 2009/2010, 2010/2011 and 2011/2012: Circuit and Field Theory course for
BSc students, University of Pavia, branch of Mantua;
academic years 2010/2011 - now: Laboratory of Industrial Electrotechnics course for MSc
students, University of Pavia.
Scientific Interests
Her scientific interests are inverse problems and optimization applied to electromagnetism, in
particular to bioelectromagnetism.
Selected publications
International Journals
1. P. Di Barba, E. R. Mognaschi, M. E. Mognaschi, A. Savini, “Identifying material properties of a
dielectric motor”, The international journal for computation and mathematics in electrical and
electronic engineering – Compel, Vol. 24, No. 3, 2005, pp. 796-804.
2. P. Di Barba, M. E. Mognaschi, “Recent experiences of multiobjective optimisation in
electromagnetics: a comparison of methods”, The international journal for computation and
mathematics in electrical and electronic engineering – Compel, Vol. 24, No. 3, 2005, pp. 921-930.
3. V. D’Ambrosio, P. Di Barba, F. Dughiero, M.E. Mognaschi, A. Savini, “Non-invasive thermometry
for the thermal ablation of liver tumor: a computational methodology”, International Journal of
Applied Electromagnetics and Mechanics IJAEM, Vol. 25, No. 1-4, 2007, pp. 407-412.
4. M.E. Mognaschi, E. Alfonsi, J. Nilsson, A. Moglia, “Experimental results on excitability of motor
axons of a peripheral nerve by means of a magnetic stimulus”, Functional Neurology, Vol. XXI, No
2, April/June 2006.
5. S. Carcangiu, P. Di Barba, A. Fanni, M.E. Mognaschi, A. Montisci, “Comparison of multi-objective
optimisation approaches for inverse magnestostatic problems”, The international journal for
computation and mathematics in electrical and electronic engineering – Compel, Volume 26, No. 2,
2007, pp. 293-305.
6. P. Di Barba, M.E. Mognaschi, A. Savini, “Synthesizing a field source for magnetic stimulation of
peripheral nerves”, IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, Vol. 43, Issue 11, Nov. 2007, pp. 4023-4029.
7. P. Di Barba, M.E. Mognaschi, “Industrial Design with Multiple Criteria: Shape Optimization of a
Permanent-Magnet Generator”, IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, Vol. 45, Issue 3, Mar. 2009, pp.
1482-1485.
8. P. Di Barba, M. E. Mognaschi, R. Palka, A. Savini, “Optimization of the MIT Field Exciter by a
Multiobjective Design”, IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, Vol. 45, Issue 3, Mar. 2009, pp. 15301533.
9. P. Di Barba, M.E. Mognaschi, “Sorting Pareto solutions: a principle of optimal design for electrical
machines”, The international journal for computation and mathematics in electrical and electronic
engineering – Compel, Volume 28, No. 5, 2009, pp. 1227-1235 .
10. P. Di Barba, H. May, M.E. Mognaschi, R. Palka, A. Savini, “Multiobjective design optimization of
an excitation arrangement used in superconducting magnetic bearings”, International Journal of
Applied Electromagnetics and Mechanics IJAEM, Vol. 30, No. 3-4, 2009, pp. 127-134.
11. P. Di Barba, M.E. Mognaschi, G. Nolte, R. Palka, A. Savini, “Source identification based on
regularization and evolutionary computing in biomagnetic fields”, The international journal for
computation and mathematics in electrical and electronic engineering – Compel, Volume 29, No. 4,
2010, pp. 1022-1032.
12. P. Di Barba, F. Freschi, M. E. Mognaschi, A. Pichiecchio, M. Repetto, A. Savini, A. Vultaggio,
“Field model of electrical activity of the brain during the hand movement: a source identification
problem”, to be published on IEEE Transactions on Magnetics.
13. P. Di Barba, M.E. Mognaschi, R.Palka, A. Savini, “Automated optimal design of a HTS coreless
winding”, International Journal of Applied Electromagnetics and Mechanics IJAEM, ISSN 13835416, Vol. 37, No. 2-3, 2012, pp. 93-99.
14. P. Di Barba, F. Dughiero, M. Dusi, M. Forzan, M. E. Mognaschi, M. Paioli, E. Sieni, “3D FE
analysis and control of a submerged arc electric furnace”, International Journal of Applied
Electromagnetics and Mechanics IJAEM, Vol. 39, No. 1-4, 2011, pp. 555-561.
15. P. Di Barba, M. E. Mognaschi, R. Palka, P. Paplicki, S. Szkolny, “Design optimization of a
permanent-magnet excited synchronous machine for electrical automobiles”, International Journal of
Applied Electromagnetics and Mechanics IJAEM, Vol. 39, No. 1-4, 2012, pp. 889-895.
Textbook chapters
1. P. Di Barba, M.E. Mognaschi, A. Savini, J. Turowski, “Cost-effective optimal design of screens in
power transformers”. In S.Wiak, A.Krawczyk and M. Trlep Editors, Computer engineering in
applied electromagnetism, Springer, 2005.
2. P. Di Barba, E.R. Mognaschi, M.E. Mognaschi, A. Savini, “On a class of small dielectric motors:
experimental results and shape design”, in A. Krawczyk, S. Wiak, and X.M. Lopez-Fernandez
Editors, "Electromagnetic Fields in Mechatronics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering", IOS Press,
2006.
3. P. Di Barba, M.E. Mognaschi, A. Savini, “Field analysis of a disc-shaped dielectric motor”, in
“Intelligent Computer Techniques In Applied Electromagnetics”, Studies in Computational
Intelligence (by Springer (series 7092)), SPRINGER, 2008.
4. E. Costamagna, P. Di Barba, M.E. Mognaschi, A. Savini, “Fast algorithms for the design of complex
shape devices in electromechanics”, in: E. Napieralska and S. Wiak (Ed.s), “Studies in
Computational Intelligence”, Springer, 2010, pp. 65-96.